This
event is fairly easy to find, especially if you know where the
Illinois Railway Museum is. Near the entrance, there was a
large illuminated "Terror on the Railroad" sign, to
show people where to turn. To further increase visibility
of this event, red and blue lights could be seen through the
windows of one of the onsite buildings.

Wait
Entertainment:

When I arrived,
there were a couple of actors interacting with the customers
waiting in line.

Admission
Price:

$12.00

Parking:

Free

Length:

1st Train: 24
Minutes *2nd
Train: 10 Minutes *
*
= Since people move through haunted attractions at different
rates, your time will vary. Note:
The time shown here represents the actual time spent moving
through the attraction. Time spent waiting in queue
lines or staging areas has been subtracted.

LPR:

7.083
LPR stands for Length/Price Ratio. It represents perceived value of an event, by comparing
length vs price of admission. Higher numbers represent more value per dollar. Actual
quality and/or entertainment value of an event are not factors in this calculation.
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Scare
Factor:

Medium-Low

Crowd
Control:

They
did a great job in this category. I never ran into any
other groups, while going through the attraction.

Summary:

Terror on the Railroad
consisted of two different tours. The first was a
walk-through haunt on a moving train and the second train was
stationary. This was the first time I had gone through an
attraction like this. It was a very unique
concept.

In the first train,
patrons walked down the aisles, making their way from car to
car, as the vintage 1929 train rolled down the tracks. The
inside of the cars were accented with strobe lights, as well as
some colored lighting to help set a spooky mood. The
narrow passageways fostered a claustrophobic feel and the motion
of the train added a touch of realism to the experience.
As customers walked down the aisles, zombie actors lounged out
of their compartments and growled. After all the customers
had reached the final car, the zombie actors filed in, to join
them for the return trip.

The second attraction
was a stationary train. This had more of an elaborate
set-up than the first, with different themed rooms built inside
the train cars. Fog, as well as various lighting effects
were used, as well. In certain places, patrons had to duck
down, to get to the next area. Throughout the train, there
were various zig-zag paths, a haunted kitchen, a jungle, a
church with a demonic preacher and more.

I really enjoyed my trek
through the Terror on the Railroad event. It was fun to go
through. There were some great scares, but since it wasn't
overly frightening, it would be a great haunted event for the
entire family.